USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/14 15:00
05/14/2026 | 3:00 pm CDT USDA Boxed Beef Cuts (PM) 05/14 15:00
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Des Moines, IA Thu, May 14, 2026
NATIONAL DAILY BOXED BEEF CUTOUT & BOXED BEEF CUTS - NEGOTIATED SALES - PM
CHOICE SELECT
600-900 600-900
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Current Cutout Values: 387.45 389.00
Change from prior day: -1.23 .42
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COMPOSITE PRIMAL VALUES
Primal Rib 527.99 551.53
Primal Chuck 331.45 338.62
Primal Round 330.71 327.80
Primal Loin 508.56 495.47
Primal Brisket 349.49 352.04
Primal Plate 307.35 307.35
Primal Flank 239.76 240.98
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CURRENT VOLUME - (one load equals 40,000 pounds)
Choice Cuts 74.81 loads 2,992,394 pounds
Select Cuts 5.86 loads 234,400 pounds
Trimmings 10.77 loads 430,627 pounds
Ground Beef 7.58 loads 303,127 pounds
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Choice Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in 19 57,204 964.251,215.00 988.62
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light 3 39,915 1,155.001,197.501,156.30
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 21 63,133 1,105.001,225.001,138.62
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod 6 45,980 405.00 437.00 411.77
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 28 283,234 409.73 460.00 418.26
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade 7 7,482 555.00 614.39 585.96
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast 3 4,025 540.00 611.25 588.03
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 12 18,176 750.00 850.00 776.75
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 31 369,555 475.00 545.90 495.40
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 17 72,327 420.00 469.00 436.51
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready
116G 4 Chuck, flap
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls 39 222,836 468.00 540.00 488.93
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls 10 4,230 801.80 850.00 821.57
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 24 66,952 585.00 685.00 632.82
130 4 Chuck, short rib 13 9,760 519.80 600.00 546.85
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled 18 47,532 465.80 543.00 477.86
168 1 Round, top inside round 3 5,031 428.00 440.00 435.62
168 3 Round, top inside round 20 64,399 410.00 462.50 430.06
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded 8 28,225 467.00 525.00 476.80
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck
171B 3 Round, outside round 21 104,343 405.00 450.00 418.69
171C 3 Round, eye of round 35 89,898 400.00 500.75 428.47
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 25 217,445 860.00 984.50 878.22
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 33 152,712 1,060.001,130.001,076.44
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 17 116,434 550.00 669.00 586.84
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC 9 227,870 699.95 834.00 706.25
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 9 52,688 930.001,125.00 957.24
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy 12 120,872 600.00 685.00 618.44
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip 8 8,387 615.00 660.00 627.95
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld 8 3,637 851.80 912.50 862.25
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 26 212,556 1,470.001,709.501,494.55
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 6 7,055 1,500.001,535.921,531.75
193 4 Flank, flank steak 16 27,543 925.001,019.75 955.16
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Select Cuts, Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
IMPS/FL Sub-Primal # of Total Price Weighted
Trades Pounds Range Average
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109E 1 Rib, ribeye, lip-on, bn-in .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, light .00 .00 .00
112A 3 Rib, ribeye, bnls, heavy 5 6,642 1,175.001,210.001,193.30
113C 1 Chuck, semi-bnls, neck/off
114 1 Chuck, shoulder clod .00 .00 .00
114A 3 Chuck, shoulder clod, trmd 3 6,173 423.00 453.00 434.93
114D 3 Chuck, clod, top blade
114E 3 Chuck, clod, arm roast .00 .00 .00
114F 5 Chuck, clod tender 5 6,455 804.70 850.00 839.43
116A 3 Chuck, roll, lxl, neck/off 8 22,246 470.00 533.00 498.95
116B 1 Chuck, chuck tender 3 5,200 420.00 427.00 422.35
916A 3 Chuck, roll, retail ready .00 .00 .00
116G 4 Chuck, flap .00 .00 .00
120 1 Brisket, deckle-off, bnls .00 .00 .00
120A 3 Brisket, point/off, bnls .00 .00 .00
123A 3 Short Plate, short rib 6 3,549 625.00 700.00 671.97
130 4 Chuck, short rib
160 1 Round, bone-in .00 .00 .00
161 1 Round, boneless .00 .00 .00
167A 4 Round, knuckle, peeled
168 1 Round, top inside round
168 3 Round, top inside round 5 9,734 448.00 465.00 453.14
169 5 Round, top inside, denuded .00 .00 .00
169A 5 Round, top inside, cap off .00 .00 .00
3 Round, top inside, side off .00 .00 .00
170 1 Round, bottom gooseneck .00 .00 .00
171B 3 Round, outside round 3 45,914 420.00 445.00 423.01
171C 3 Round, eye of round 5 18,433 421.00 470.00 425.40
174 3 Loin, short loin, 0x1 6 9,339 892.04 969.70 899.59
175 3 Loin, strip loin, 1x1 .00 .00 .00
1 Loin, strip loin bnls. 1x1 .00 .00 .00
180 3 Loin, strip, bnls, 0x1 3 7,420 960.001,025.00 964.92
184 1 Loin, top butt, bnls, heavy .00 .00 .00
184 3 Loin, top butt, boneless 3 9,517 551.71 655.00 556.29
184B 3 Loin, top butt, CC
185A 4 Loin, bottom sirloin, flap 7 7,915 950.001,124.70 985.75
185B 1 Loin, ball-tip, bnls, heavy
185C 1 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip
185D 4 Loin, sirloin, tri-tip, pld
189A 4 Loin, tndrloin, trmd, heavy 5 31,299 1,410.001,588.001,414.64
191A 4 Loin, butt tender, trimmed 3 3,424 1,450.001,507.001,452.31
193 4 Flank, flank steak
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CHOICE, SELECT & UNGRADED CUTS Fat Limitations 1-6 (IM) = Individual Muscle
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121D 4 Plate, Inside Skirt 16 96,537 798.80 889.00 810.71
121C 4 Plate, Outside Skirt 14 30,546 1,130.001,387.501,231.50
121E 6 Plate, Outside Skirt, pld .00 .00 .00
4 Cap and Wedge Meat 14 31,766 470.00 519.00 484.75
4 Pectoral Meat 30 105,892 450.00 545.00 497.47
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GB - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse and Fine Grind
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Ground Beef 73% 6 32,372 355.00 385.88 363.71
Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Ground Beef 81% 25 132,064 380.00 428.00 393.74
Ground Beef 85% 4 25,202 447.00 466.75 449.72
Ground Beef 90%
Ground Beef 93%
Ground Beef Chuck 3 3,632 429.25 430.88 430.76
Ground Beef Round
Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BLENDED GB - STEER/HEIFER/COW SOURCE - 10 Pound Chub Basis - Coarse & Fine Grind
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Blended Ground Beef 73%
Blended Ground Beef 75% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 81%
Blended Ground Beef 85%
Blended Ground Beef 90% .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef 93%
Blended Ground Beef Chuck
Blended Ground Beef Round .00 .00 .00
Blended Ground Beef Sirloin .00 .00 .00
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BEEF TRIMMINGS - STEER/HEIFER SOURCE - Fresh Combos & Frozen Boxed
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Fresh 50% lean trimmings 21 430,627 179.00 207.00 188.12
Frozen 50% lean trimmings .00 .00 .00
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